Disneyland Resort in California was home to Michelle Cahill for forty years. She retired in 2010. "DEAR MOM, A Family Finds Its Past in World War II Letters Home" is her first book. A native Californian, Michelle lives in South Orange County. In addition to writing, she visits Disneyland often, volunteers at a local animal shelter and studies drawing and painting. When home, chatty Siamese cat Molly is usually in her lap, lying on her artwork or blocking the computer screen.